diff --git a/src/bddData/renderer.ts b/src/bddData/renderer.ts
index c0320f28..b7e8868e 100644
--- a/src/bddData/renderer.ts
+++ b/src/bddData/renderer.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export class BddDataRenderer {
     return {
       pwTestLine: this.sourceMapper.getPwTestLine(test.pickle),
       pickleLine: test.pickle.location.line,
+      testTitle: test.testTitle, // store test title for reliable matching in reporter
       skipped: test.skipped || undefined,
       timeout: test.ownTimeout,
       slow: test.slow || undefined,
diff --git a/src/bddData/types.ts b/src/bddData/types.ts
index 496e7f21..165d3cdd 100644
--- a/src/bddData/types.ts
+++ b/src/bddData/types.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export type BddFileData = BddTestData[];
 export type BddTestData = {
   pwTestLine: number;
   pickleLine: number;
+  testTitle: string; // test title for reliable matching in reporter
   tags: string[];
   skipped?: boolean;
   timeout?: number;
diff --git a/src/reporter/cucumber/messagesBuilder/index.ts b/src/reporter/cucumber/messagesBuilder/index.ts
index dcb38e3a..d4098176 100644
--- a/src/reporter/cucumber/messagesBuilder/index.ts
+++ b/src/reporter/cucumber/messagesBuilder/index.ts
@@ -63,11 +63,17 @@ export class MessagesBuilder {
     if (!bddConfig) return;
 
     const { bddData, featureUri } = this.testFiles.getBddData(test.location.file);
-    // todo: move these line somewhere else
-    const bddTestData = bddData.find((data) => data.pwTestLine === test.location.line);
+    // Match by test title (reliable) with fallback to line number (legacy).
+    // Note: Playwright's test.location.line in reporters may point to describe block
+    // instead of actual test line, so we prefer matching by title.
+    const bddTestData =
+      bddData.find((data) => data.testTitle === test.title) ||
+      bddData.find((data) => data.pwTestLine === test.location.line);
     if (!bddTestData) {
       const filePath = relativeToCwd(test.location.file);
-      throw new Error(`Cannot find bddTestData for ${filePath}:${test.location.line}`);
+      throw new Error(
+        `Cannot find bddTestData for ${filePath}:${test.location.line} (title: ${test.title})`,
+      );
     }
 
     // Important to create TestCaseRun in this method (not later),